COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 6 May 2020

Epidemiological update

The data presented on this page has been collected between 6:00 and 10:00 CET

Disclaimer: National updates are published at different times and in different time zones. This, and the time ECDC needs to process these data, may lead to discrepancies between the national numbers and the numbers published by ECDC. Users are advised to use all data with caution and awareness of their limitations. Data are subject to retrospective corrections; corrected datasets are released as soon as processing of updated national data has been completed.

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As of 06 May 2020, 1 186 111 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Spain (219 329), Italy (213 013), United Kingdom (194 990), Germany (164 897), France (132 967), Belgium (50 509), Netherlands (41 087), Portugal (25 702), Sweden (23 216), Ireland (21 983), Austria (15 586), Poland (14 431), Romania (13 837), Denmark (9 821), Norway (7 903), Czechia (7 896), Finland (5 412), Luxembourg (3 840), Hungary (3 111), Greece (2 642), Croatia (2 112), Iceland (1 799), Estonia (1 711), Bulgaria (1 689), Slovenia (1 445), Lithuania (1 423), Slovakia (1 421), Latvia (896), Cyprus (878), Malta (482) and Liechtenstein (83).

As of 06 May 2020, 139 750 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (29 427), Italy (29 315), Spain (25 613), France (25 531), Belgium (8 016), Germany (6 996), Netherlands (5 168), Sweden (2 854), Ireland (1 339), Portugal (1 074), Romania (827), Poland (716), Austria (606), Denmark (503), Hungary (373), Czechia (257), Finland (246), Norway (209), Greece (146), Slovenia (98), Luxembourg (96), Croatia (83), Bulgaria (78), Estonia (55), Lithuania (46), Slovakia (25), Cyprus (20), Latvia (17), Iceland (10), Malta (5) and Liechtenstein (1).

EU/EEA and the UK Sum of Cases Sum of Deaths Reported cases per 100 000 population Reported deaths per 100 000 population
Spain 219329 25613 469.4 54.8
Italy 213013 29315 352.5 48.5
United_Kingdom 194990 29427 293.3 44.3
Germany 164897 6996 198.8 8.4
France 132967 25531 198.5 38.1
Belgium 50509 8016 442.2 70.2
Netherlands 41087 5168 238.4 30.0
Portugal 25702 1074 250.0 10.4
Sweden 23216 2854 228.0 28.0
Ireland 21983 1339 452.9 27.6
Austria 15586 606 176.2 6.8
Poland 14431 716 38.0 1.9
Romania 13837 827 71.1 4.2
Denmark 9821 503 169.4 8.7
Norway 7903 209 148.7 3.9
Czechia 7896 257 74.3 2.4
Finland 5412 246 98.1 4.5
Luxembourg 3840 96 631.9 15.8
Hungary 3111 373 31.8 3.8
Greece 2642 146 24.6 1.4
Croatia 2112 83 51.6 2.0
Iceland 1799 10 508.8 2.8
Estonia 1711 55 129.5 4.2
Bulgaria 1689 78 24.0 1.1
Slovenia 1445 98 69.9 4.7
Lithuania 1423 46 51.0 1.6
Slovakia 1421 25 26.1 0.5
Latvia 896 17 46.5 0.9
Cyprus 878 20 73.8 1.7
Malta 482 5 99.7 1.0
Liechtenstein 83 1 218.9 2.6
Total 1186111 139750    

 

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 6 May 2020

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 6 May 2020
Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 6 May 2020

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 6 May 2020
Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK

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How ECDC collects and processes COVID-19 data

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